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There was a dead cockroach in my gin and tonic.

The Whelk — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 10:56:53 -0800

Trip Avisaargh - a tumblr collection of links the best (worst?) and most memorable reviews on the travel site Trip Advisor. Sales Pitches! Statues! Manager responses! (more!) It can't get worse! Mr. Toilet House! Bonny Old London! Palaces!

Assault on the Minibar

Trurl — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 18:43:02 -0800

"Assault on the Minibar" - an essay in The Paris Review by Dubravka Ugresic

How WIDE is your love?

woodblock100 — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 20:25:40 -0800

The Smallest Hotel in the World [autoplay of 'La Traviata']. So here's the story: it's 1728 and you live in Amberg, a little Bavarian town somewhere north of Munich. You and your lady friend really, really want to get married, but there is a little snag; the council laws permit only homeowners to marry, and you're still stuck renting a place. But all is not lost! You pick up a little strip of empty land between two other buildings - just 2.5 meters wide. You run up a quick wall on the front, another on the back, slap a roof on top, and presto - you're a homeowner. The council falls for it, and allows you to get married. But now what? Well, it's not liveable, so you head back to the rental place to live, but you recoup your investment by selling the Eh'häusl (Little Wedding House) to the next couple with the same problem. And so on, and so on ... There is no reliable record of how long the practice continued, but the building survived, and in 2008 it received a complete refurbishment, transforming it into a luxury hotel. Total size? 56 square meters. Maximum number of guests at any one time? Two. [Google street view] But there's more! According to an old legend told by the locals, couples who spend their wedding night at the tiny hotel are guaranteed* to live happily ever after and never get divorced! * (guarantee not guaranteed ...)

TripAdvisor's Dirtiest Hotels 2009: Don't Let The Bedbugs Bite

milquetoast — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 01:14:28 -0800

TripAdvisor's 2009 Top Ten Dirtiest Hotels in the USA, Asia Pacific, UK, and elsewhere. Topping the list: the Hotel Carter, Times Square. [The Carter recently mentioned here.]

AirBed and Breakfast

scottreynen — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 17:40:13 -0800

AirBed and Breakfast connects people who have a spare bed (or couch, or whatever) with people who need one. Hosts can set the price (or a charity donation), throw in breakfast (or not), and refuse any guests they want. Guests can find available options by date range, location and any other criteria (e.g. WiFi), pay by credit card, and leave reviews. Not quite enough locations yet, but otherwise looks pretty useful.

Rotel = Red, Rolling Hotel

Turtle — Fri, 21 Oct 2005 06:04:56 -0800

Rotel (German) is a way to travel the world and go off the beaten track without leaving the comfort of your... bus. Some of the buses are in two parts, so the accommodation trailer can be left behind for day trips, and some are four-wheel drive, to go off-road. More pics: Algeria, Mongolia, Argentina, Serengeti. Those goofy buses remind me of the Red Couch. More inside.

The Thousand-Year Spa

matteo — Fri, 29 Apr 2005 06:20:13 -0800

Hotel Godwin. Five-star luxury in Berchtesgaden, Hitler's mountain retreat.

Great Small Hotels

jaronson — Sat, 18 Sep 2004 11:47:16 -0800

Great Small Hotels Stumbled on this while trying to figure out where to go on a vacation. [Thanks to antsushi]

Ice Hotel

bluedaniel — Sat, 10 Jul 2004 14:37:21 -0800

The Ice Hotel, a working 5,000 square metre hotel made entirely of 30,000 tons of snow and 4,000 tons of ice.

Propeller Island

Feisty — Thu, 01 Apr 2004 19:23:45 -0800

Propeller Island City Lodge "Universal Art Objects & Hotel"

ljc — Fri, 08 Dec 2000 07:31:26 -0800

Only 24 more days til the Ice Hotel Quebec opens! You may have heard of the Swedish Ice Hotel, well now they are building one in Canada. A hotel built from ice and snow, and rebuilt every year. It looks beautiful, but I have to wonder, do they bother putting ice machines out in the hall next to the soda machine? Are hair dryers and irons banned? Would you spend a night at an ice hotel? Just remember to pack your fur lined footie pyjamas!